How to Ask for Developer Help

January 23, 2014

I’ve written four books and dozens of tutorials and sample code projects, so I get a bit of questions from readers over email. I love hearing from people and getting questions, and I make it very easy to get in touch with me.

Often, people have a question about something technical. Most developers are more than happy to help if they can, but one-to-one help doesn’t scale well. Chances are if one person has a question, someone else has it too. If the conversation stays in email, then others can’t benefit from the answer.

Instead, I recommend posting a question to Stack Overflow, listing what you’ve tried so far and any applicable sample code. The more information you provide, the easier it is for the community to help you.